Eclipse's Heart Game ☉ Session #4

[idolpro]

You drift like you're floating in water. It's almost relaxing, actually. As long as you don't think too hard that what you're floating in may be bottomless, because under you lies only a deep darkness that only the ocean can provide.

Then something grabs you and drags you deeper, down, down, down into the abyssal depths. You can't breathe, but that's not on the forefront of your mind now, is it?

There is a mounting sense of anxiety and dread.

Who do you want to become? Will you even get to see tomorrow? What if all roads lead to ████████? Can you still stay '███'? If people see the ████ you, will they think less of you? Will they feel cheated?

You want to live. Even if it's a ███, even if your hands must be covered in █████, you want to live. You want to be '███'.

Finally, a voice pierces through the darkness. It's a woman's voice.

"My, how unfortunate. Your journey ends before it even begins."

"... Just kidding. That would be terribly boring! I suppose I can do the boy a favour just this once."

You feel someone grab your arm and pull you up to the surface.

...

When you come to, you are standing somewhere else.

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Re: The Archive: Perception

[intheshade]

There's the sense of someone mulling over those words, but they sit there on the slate, freshly written.

Re: The Archive: Perception

[debatemebro]

[ FIRM NOD anyway what else can he peep on. what's up with this book. ]

Re: The Archive: Perception

[intheshade]

When you touch the book, you start seeing a memory --

"Extreme circumstances can define what you are and aren't willing to do when pushed. But they don't define you as a person."

... You regret not being able to give him a real answer back then, because you were too preoccupied with everything else. But it's important.

Re: The Archive: Perception

[debatemebro]

[ that's going to be very funny to think about later. pats the book like it's a well-behaved cat and peeks at the piece of paper. ]

Re: The Archive: Perception

[intheshade]

A contract between 'the Prince of Cats' and 'Gracious Skylark'; in exchange for information about a 'Nantsi Yuan Xifeng', the Prince will receive payment in the form of seeing 'how this little human drama plays out' --

"I think the next best thing I can do is put fear into her, and make her think twice before crossing either of us again. Anything that I can use to blackmail her would be helpful."

You really were going to do it, you know. You certainly didn't have any actual apprehension about it.

Re: The Archive: Perception

[debatemebro]

Goodness. What a time you've had.

[ LOOKS AT THE EYE NEXT ]

Re: The Archive: Perception

[intheshade]

It's a golden coloured glass eye, something of a replica of Eclipse's real eye.

"Eyes that pierce through all things, the gall to question anything, good instincts for self-preservation. Don’t ever forget this, okay?"

Honestly, you sweat a little over how it seems your tendency to walk into potentially dangerous situations has been a thing since you were that young.

Re: The Archive: Perception

[debatemebro]

You do seem the type.

[ also pats the eye like a well-behaved cat then goes through the door to PRINCIPLES. ]

Re: The Archive: Perception

[intheshade]

You finally found the cranky grandpa in his heart.